CANTON, Ohio - On Saturday, the Malone University swimming & diving programs hosted The College of Wooster. The Fighting Scots were able to sweep the Pioneers by a score of 185-36 on the men's side and 126-91 on the women's side.
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Malone had seven event wins on the day, all with the women's team. Individual victories were credited to
Ann-Katherine Burns in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.34),
Avery Young in the 100-yard freestyle (57.18 seconds) and
Katalina Guillan in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:27.13). The last mark not only won the race, but is also the seventh-fastest time in program history.
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On top of three individual wins in the pool,
Allea Graves secured top points for Malone in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Graves won the 1-meter dive with a score of 176.50 and the 3-meter event at 151.25.
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The 200-yard medley relay team of
Ashtyn Rickel, Burns,
Lauryn Ebersole and
Danielle Wheeler won with a time of 1:56.20. Young, Wheeler, Burns and Rickel took home first-place in the 200-yard freestyle relay at 1:42.24.
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The Pioneer men did not have an event win, but several runner-up finishes highlighted the day.
Dylan Yoder (23.21 seconds) was second-place in the 50-yard freestyle while
Carson Letchworth (1:00.52) just missed a win in the 100-yard backstroke and
Lincoln Rickleff was second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.53).
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The next event for Malone is on November 19-21 when the Pioneers host the Malone Invitational at C.T. Branin Natatorium.
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